The 2-state “solution” to Israel–Palestine has not actually solved anything.
Here is a proposed solution for consideration by everyone in Israel and Palestine:
- Call the country “Israel” and “Palestine” – two mutually interchangeable names, much like a name and a surname of one and the same person, or the name of one thing in one language and the name of the very self-same thing in another language. “Israel” and “Palestine” would be alternate names for the exact same country whose borders would encompass all current Israel, Gaza, West Bank, East Jerusalem, Golan Heights and any other applicable territories in a unified sovereign state.
- Parliament, Ministries and governmental positions are filled and run on a joint basis. Half the seats in parliament may be filled by Jews and half by Arabs. Everything must be done on consensus where a vote on a specific matter breaks even. Ministries must be filled and run by joint staff. For example, Minister of Defence is a joint post, run jointly by a Jew and an Arab, much like joint-managing directors run a company. They do everything on the basis of agreement or consensus.
- Jewish and Arab refugees are allowed to return in a orderly fashion as managed by proper processing by the jointly-run Ministry of the Interior.
- Society is integrated and racism outlawed. Mutual respect or at least a semblance of it is the new way of life.
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